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| Venezuela president ready to escalate state of emergency |
| 2016-05-19 |
| [FRANCE24] Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he was prepared to escalate a state of emergency imposed this week after opposition-led protests in the capital and other cities. Maduro told supporters he would give the order -- which implies suspending laws and rights to maintain public order -- if "violent" anti-government acts occurred. In that event, "I will not hesitate if necessary to make such a decree to fight for the peace and security of this country," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Can they afford an emergency? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-05-19 22:21 |
| #6 Up next: Brutal repression of the population |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-05-19 15:11 |
| #5 And it was me who mocked the Hoarders. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-19 09:29 |
| #4 I fear Soylent Green is not far off |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2016-05-19 09:22 |
| #3 Starvation, the ultimate 'off-grid' experience. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-19 07:54 |
| #2 peace and security funny euphemism for starvation and degradation. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-05-19 07:52 |
| #1 My advice is keep your booger hook off of the boom stick. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-05-19 03:35 |